9 comments on “How to: Travel Alone (what to bring and what to do!)”

Great post! Here are the points that I most wholeheartedly echo based on my own solo travels:
– Detailed instructions to your destination (print them out and stick them in a folder in your bag before departing).
– Don’t carry anything in your back pocket.
– Walk with your eyes ahead, with confidence, when you’re alone.

And I would add one to the “what to bring” list:
– A head lamp! Dorky? Yes. Useful? Totally.

It really came in handy in Peru/Bolivia while camping, and (less intuitively) in hostels, if I wanted to read at night without keeping the whole room awake with a ceiling light, or to get up to go to the bathroom.

Also, in Bolivia, there were some hotels that only provided electricity/lights for 2-3 hours per night, so after that you had to find your own light!